Featured image: Margaret Roscelli, Jewel’s Kunshi in her traditional wear for an interview for the Sakihiwe Festival A look at how Vincent Design celebrated Earth Day and reflections from Jewel. As a Dakota woman, I have often heard Elders and knowledge carriers saying our phrase of “Mitakuye Owasin.” In English, it roughly translates to “all …
From the moment Stephen Campanelli read Indian Horse, he knew it was a story that had to be told on film. The director credits the book, by Ojibway writer Richard Wagamese, and subsequent film as a testament to the resilience and strength of Indigenous people who have had to continuously fight for their rights. Speaking …
On Tuesday, June 13, Shaun gave the alumni address at RRC Polytech’s Spring Convocation. Here is the message he shared. Congratulations! This is a big deal.You’re receiving a diploma today in extraordinary times. You.Are.Extraordinary. Have you ever thought about that word? It’s going to be at the core of my advice for you today. Be …
Today, many of us will be attending a sacred fire and joining in community with friends and family to share stories, music, and good food. Solstice connects us to the land, its rhythms and cycles. We celebrate the season by decorating with cedar and other greenery. I’ll burn sage to smudge today, and also add it as an ingredient in my homemade tourtière. …
September 30 will mark the first National Day of Truth and Reconciliation. The new federal statutory holiday coincides with Orange Shirt Day, a day to honour children who were sent away to residential schools. September was referred to as “the crying month” by many, as it was the month that children were taken from their …